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raw
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[ adjective ] (used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition
Examples "natural yogurt" "natural produce" "raw wool" "raw sugar" "bales of rude cotton" Used in print (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)There the matter stands with the prospect that soon Manchester may be removed from the roster of towns contributing raw sewage to its main streams . (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)The raw sewage was introduced directly under the turbine aerator to insure maximum mixing of the raw sewage with the aeration tank contents . The raw sewage was introduced directly under the turbine aerator to insure maximum mixing of the raw sewage with the aeration tank contents . The BOD of the raw sewage was typical of domestic sewage from a subdivision . The slippage of the drive belts caused the aerator to slow_down and reduce oxygen transfer as_well_as the mixing of the raw sewage . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having the surface exposed and painful
Examples "a raw wound" Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)`` Hoa-whup '' ! he commanded from his raw throat , and felt the pain of movement in his cracked , black burned lips . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
Synonyms Examples "naked ambition" "raw fury" "you may kill someone someday with your raw power" Used in print (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)There was raw fury in his eyes , and the veins of his neck were swollen . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not processed or subjected to analysis
Synonyms Examples "raw data" "the raw cost of production" "only the crude vital statistics" Used in print (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)If we sit here reading editorials and looking at public_opinion_polls and other reports that cross our desks , we should realize that this is raw , undigested opinion expressed in the absence of leadership . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] brutally unfair or harsh
Examples "received raw treatment from his friends" "a raw deal" Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)Although the particular form of conceptualization which popular imagination had made in response to the experience of spirit was undoubtedly defective , the raw experience itself which led to such excesses remains with us as vividly as ever . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not processed or refined
Examples "raw sewage" Used in print (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)Guidance and advice are available on new product research and development ; new product potential ; processing methods ; product and market developments ; new industrial uses for raw , semi-processed and waste_materials ; and industrial uses for agricultural products . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (food) not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
Used in print (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)Planes made her feel faint , and in Tokyo , where she had gone that summer , she had been given raw fish for breakfast and so she had come straight home . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lacking training or experience
Synonyms Examples "the new men were eager to fight" "raw recruits" "he was still wet behind the ears when he shipped as a hand on a merchant vessel" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] used of wood and furniture
Synonyms Examples "raw wood" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (used informally) completely unclothed
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[ noun ] (clothing) informal terms for nakedness
Synonyms Examples "in the raw" "in the altogether" "in his birthday suit" Related terms |
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